Differences in Serum Levels of Magnesium, Phosphate, and Albumin for HAART-Experienced and HAART-Naïve Female Patients Attending Parirenyatwa Opportunistic Infections Clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe

Table 2

Comparison of serum bone profiles of female patients on HAART and before HAART.

	HAART+	HAART-naïve	P value, significance
Mean total calcium (mmol/L)	6.92	8.4
Standard deviation for mean total calcium	0.024	0.03
Standard error for mean total calcium	0.18	0.202
95% confidence interval	1.67	1.969	𝑃=0.23, no significant difference
Mean magnesium (mmol/L)	3.00	4.32
Standard deviation for mean magnesium	0.021	0.029
Standard error for mean magnesium	0.158	0.193
95% confidence interval	0.692	0.99	𝑃=0.033, significant difference
Mean phosphate (mmol/L)	5.27	12.49
Standard deviation for mean phosphate	0.23	0.36
Standard error for mean phosphate	1.696	2.41
95% confidence interval	0.865	3.31	𝑃=0.015, significant difference
Mean albumin (mg/dL)	2.87	3.24
Standard deviation for mean albumin	0.6	0.82
Standard error for mean albumin	4.42	5.44
95% confidence interval	2.75	3.08	𝑃=0.023, significant difference